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Cristin to Perform at the Massachusetts Poetry Festival
Cristin is thrilled to be a participant of the 2011 Massachusetts Poetry Festival, thanks in large part to the efforts of fellow poet (and Mass Po Fest organizer), Marie-Elizabeth Mali. On Friday May 13, Cristin will be hosting a performance workshop as a part of the youth / high school festivities. On Saturday May 14, Cristin will be performing as the “stage poet” in the festival’s Page Meets Stage showcase, alongside her NYC Page Meets Stage poet, Aimee Nezhukumatathil. Check out the Mass. Poetry Festival website here for more information.
Cristin Interviewed on NEA Podcast
Cristin is deeply honored to be the subject of April 27, 2011 National Endowment for the Arts podcast, where she begins her interview by saying, “I work in poetry and nonfiction and poetry is sort of the way that I participate in my community of artists. I’m from a poetry slam background and the poetry slam community is all about giving a soapbox to people who perhaps otherwise would not think that they have a role in poetry…” To listen to the full podcast (or read the transcription), click here.
Cristin to Perform Twice at Kelly Writers House
Cristin is excited to returning to the Kelly Writers House for the two final shows of her residency year. On Weds April 20 at 6pm, Cristin will giving us a glimpse into the work she has done on the Mutter biography project she’s been pursuing during her residency year. Poets from the Excelano Project and students from Cristin’s writing class will serve as opening performers, and a Q & A, as well as refreshments, including Cristin’s homemade dachshund-shaped cookies, will follow! To RSVP / spread the word on Facebook, please click here. Then the next afternoon, from 2:30pm to 4:30pm on Thurs April 21, Cristin will be hosting “Define Spring 2011,” a showcase of the writers of Spring 2011 Creative Writing Class. Food & refreshments will be served as well. To RSVP / spread the word on Facebook, please click here.
Cristin to Perform in Chicago
Cristin is thrilled to be returning to Chicago for a series of diverse tour dates. On Friday April 15, Cristin will be giving a talk titled “Jars of Monstrosities: Thomas Dent Mutter and What The Abnormal Teaches Us” at the University of Chicago. The talk is at noon and is open to the public, but please RSVP. For more information, click here. The evening of Friday April 15th, Cristin will be performing at 7pm at the Columbia College at their Poetry Slam Finals (FB Event page: here. On Saturday April 16, Cristin and Shappy will be performing at Quimbys bookstore. It’s a FREE event and you can find more information here. Saturday night at midnight, Cristin will be a guest on Second City’s The Late Live Show. For more information, please visit their website here. On Sunday April 17, Cristin and Shappy will be performing at the world famous Green Mill lounge, where Poetry Slam was born. For more information or to spread the world via Facebook, click here. And lastly, on Monday, April 18th, Cristin & Shappy will be performing in The Encyclopedia Show taking place at the National Forensics Association Finals, happening in Illinois State University. For more information, click here.
Cristin’s book “Oh Terrible Youth” reviewed by Orange Alert
Cristin is grateful for the sweet review that the (recently re-issued edition of) Oh, Terrible Youth (Write Bloody Publishing, 2011) received in the Chicago-based lit blog, What To Wear During An Orange Alert. Reviewer (and fellow 80s kid) Jason Behrends writes, “Cristin conveys a full story by weaving together poems that will touch both the heart and the funny bone of any outsider. Whether it is through the hand-me-downs, the poor planned Halloween costumes, the awkward encounters with boys, or the feeling you just don’t belong in your own family; there is something to relate to in this collection.” To read the full review, click here.
Oh, Terrible Youth reviewed by Small Press Reviews
Cristin was humbled by the generous review that the (recently re-issued edition of) Oh, Terrible Youth (Write Bloody Publishing, 2011) received in Small Press Reviews. Reviewer (and fellow Philadelphia native) Marc Schuster writes, “While the poems in Oh, Terrible Youth are largely about childhood, they’re also poems that only an adult could write. Throughout the collection, Aptowicz manages to strike a balance between the raw uncertainty of adolescence and the (relative) self-assurance of maturity. We laugh with her as she recalls the kinds of things that kept us all up at night as we muddled through our teenage years, yet we also smile with compassion for the children we were — trying to make sense of the universe, trying to make sense of ourselves, trying to convince everyone that we did, in fact, have it all together when, at the end of the day, we knew for sure that we didn’t.” To read the full review, click here.
Cristin’s Second Book of Poetry “Hot Teen Slut” Reissued
In 2010, Write Bloody Publishing announced that they would be publishing Cristin’s entire back catalogue of poetry, and Cristin is proud to announce that the second expanded re-issue, Hot Teen sut was officially released on April. In her second collection of poetry, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz serves up a hilarious and uncompromising autobiographical bender about her first job out of college: writing and editing for porn. Whether she is smuttily exploring the new responsibilities of her new job (“New Millennial Bad Ass”), or rallying women to empower themselves via vocabulary (“Sass Manifesto“), or sweetly celebrating love in the face of triple-X (“Let’s Make Out”), Aptowicz dramatizes the hopes, humor and ambitions of young poet first steps into a very surreal “real world.”. Hot Teen Slut is available to all indie & chain bookstores, on Amazon and on the Write Bloody Publishing website (where you can buy the book with other COA titles for discount!)
Cristin’s fourth book of Poetry “Oh, Terrible Youth” Re-Issued
In 2010, Write Bloody Publishing announced that they would be publishing Cristin’s entire back catalogue of poetry, and Cristin is proud to announce that the first expanded re-issue, Oh, Terrible Youth was officially released on March 15. In her fourth collection of poetry, Cristin used her youth as muse, writing about her childhood & teenage years in working class Philadelphia, and her early years in NYC. Some of the Cristin’s best known work appear in this book, including Third and Last, “This Mask Is What’s Holding My Face Up”, “Estephania”, “Our Year of Smut”, “Lilith”, “Heavenly Creature”, and “Sestina For Shappy Who Doesn’t Get Enough Love Poems”, among others. A plump collection that “commiserates and celebrates all the wonder, terror, banality and comedy that is the long journey through to adulthood,” Oh, Terrible Youth is available to all indie & chain bookstores, on Amazon and on the Write Bloody Publishing website (where you can buy the book with other COA titles for discount!)
Cristin to host a monthlong series celebrating Women Poets on the IndieFeed Performance Poetry Podcast
Cristin is thrilled to be hosting the IndieFeed Performance Poetry Podcast for March 2011, with a special series celebrating women poets in honor of Women’s History Month. The series kicks off in earnest on Friday March 2nd, and will spotlight new poems by lady poets every Mon, Weds and Friday throughout March. Click HERE for more information, and check out two pre-shows: Shappy Seasholtz, as hosted by Cristin and Cristin, as hosted by Shappy Seasholtz. Click the names of the lady poets to here the individual shows: Jane Cassady (March 4th); Simone Beaubien (March 7th); Amy David (March 9); Megan Thoma (March 11); Sarah Kay (March 14); Jeanann Verlee (March 16); Joanna Hoffman (March 18); Mahogany Browne (March 21); Lauren Zungia (March 23); Rachel McKibbens (March 25); April Jones (March 28); and Mindy Nettifee (March 30).
Cristin’s Poetry Appears in the latest issue of “Yes, Poetry”
Cristin is thrilled to have poetry in the newest issue of Yes, Poetry. Please click here (and scroll down) to read “Dear Whoever Is Sending Pictures To My Phone” and “The Bartender’s Wife.” Both poems will be forthcoming in the expanded re-issue of Oh, Terrible Youth, available later this Spring on Write Bloody Publishing.
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